FA CUP FINAL ASTON VILLA 0-1 CHELSEA
I am writing this as only one song reverberates around Wembley Stadium: “When Wise went up, to lift the FA Cup, we were there, we were there.”
When Gianluca Vialli asks for more commitment from his players you would expect a positive reaction. Frank Leboeuf took it as a queue to defend like a lemming.
Continue reading …Vialli said in his programme notes: “If we show spirit and determination I’m sure no one can beat us.” He wasn’t wrong.
Continue reading …Chelsea fans needed a boost after the Champions League exit, although reaching the quarter-finals is an achievement to be proud of.
Continue reading …Things had been going so right for Chelsea fans before today. Already in the FA Cup final, on the brink of the European Cup semi-finals and winning games in the league.
Continue reading …Elland Road may be one of the larger grounds in the country but today it was not one of the nosiest.
Continue reading …These are nervous times for Chelsea season ticket holders. Renewal forms will soon be landing on door mats with news of next season’s prices. Medical units are on stand by.
Continue reading …The big talking point at The bridge is the 28% rise in season ticket prices for the East Stand Middle Tier. After successive visits by Watford and Wimbledon it was good to see a team play the ball on the ground. That said, Everton were inferior in all departments and with Di Matteo re-established in [...]
Continue reading …Building work at Newcastle meant that only 800 Chelsea fans could travel to this game. After losing out in the bun fight for tickets the beam back at the Bridge was the next best option. At least there was no danger of getting tear-gassed here. Chelsea started brightly with patient build-up play backed up with [...]
Continue reading …Some things at Chelsea never change. We’ll always sit back on a 1-0 lead and Chelsea Village restaurants will always re-open on a weekly basis. Why do they re-open? Because they are dire, with even Ken Bates himself telling us in yesterday’s programme that Fishnets restaurant’s last menu was an “absolute disaster”. No change there [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea fans are getting fickle these days. The team really needed us to get behind them today but once again the Bridge was only marginally louder than the next-door cemetery.
Continue reading …Chelsea have done well at Villa Park in recent years. One man in particular has enjoyed these trips: Tore Andre Flo. This made Vialli’s decision to play Chris Sutton instead of Flo even more infuriating. This was the worst tactical decision since the Trojans decided to wheel that wooden horse into town. A muted crowd [...]
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